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MBS Insurance partners with Orbital Life

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
Risk insurance specialist MBS Insurance (MBS) has acquired a minority interest in boutique risk advisory firm Orbital Life. The partnership will enhance MBS's capacity to provide professional advice and make quality insurance advice more accessible ...

UniSuper commits over $760m to Macquarie AM's infra strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
UniSuper is partnering with Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), investing $766 million (US$500m) in its infrastructure-adjacent private equity strategy, which includes $383 million (US$250m) for the strategy's first two investments. Under the agreement ...

Half of super investments now offshore: NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
NAB's latest Super Insights Report has found that the $3 trillion APRA-regulated superannuation industry now has more than 50% of its assets invested overseas. The report draws on survey responses from 37 Australian superannuation funds, representing ...

Largest managers' assets climb 9.4%: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
The Thinking Ahead Institute (Thinking Ahead) published the 2025 World's largest asset managers report. The research indicated a continued recovery for the asset management industry with the value of total assets under management (AUM) at 500 of ...

QIC increases investment in Tilt Renewables

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
QIC has agreed to acquire 19.9% of AGL Energy's 20% minority stake in Tilt Renewables, moving to 99.9% ownership of Australia's largest operating wind platform, for $750 million. The transaction consolidates Tilt Renewables' long-term Australian shareholder ...

Key roles vacant as NZ Super prepares for growth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
New Zealand's $86 billion sovereign wealth fund is filling several critical investment roles as it gears up for explosive growth that will see its assets double within a decade. NZ Super, led by former Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend (pictured) ...

Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Fidante released its Adviser Markets Survey, which revealed that more advisers are favouring non-traditional equity exposures to boost portfolio returns. Findings showed an improvement in market confidence since the beginning of the year. Positive sentiment ...

Macquarie sells stake in South Australian asset to ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
Macquarie Asset Management's (MAM) The Infrastructure Fund (TIF) has agreed to the sale of its interest in ElectraNet to Australian Retirement Trust (ART). ElectraNet is South Australia's principal transmission network, delivering electricity from power ...

Outsourcing will 'supercharge' value of advice: Netwealth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025
A new report from Netwealth outlines key methods of growth for advice businesses, including pinpointing where to outsource some business activities. Netwealth's Innovation starts with curiosity report touches on several solutions, spanning from ...

BlackRock confirms Bitcoin ETF launch

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
BlackRock confirmed its intent to launch the iShares Bitcoin ETF (ASX: IBIT), providing Australian investors with easier access to cryptocurrency exposure in the local market. Flagged by Financial Standard in October, BlackRock said the ETF is expected ...